Where does “zuallerallererst” come from?

zuallerallererst (German) comes from German aller, from Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

zuallerallererst (German): first of all

Definitions

  1. first of all

Ancestry of “zuallerallererst”, step by step

zuallerallererst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German aller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaller
2Middle High Germanāl—
3Old High Germanālall
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German zū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzūto, towards
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via German erst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerstfirst, at first; only; not until, not for, not...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →